Draper is home to 50,278 people in Utah. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 25,058 people. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $784,800. 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 35% more than in Utah as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $128,910, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Draper
What changed most since 1990
Population7,257 → 50,278(+593%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$226,086 → $784,800(+247%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.6% → 51.9%(+40.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Draper's population equals 4.2% of Salt Lake County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.1% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.1%(408)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.5%(541)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23%(293)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(57)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,272 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Draper, decade by decade
Draper population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,257
$77,659
$226,086
11.6%
28.4
2000
25,220
$131,780
$440,112
33.5%
25.6
2010
42,274
$129,059
$571,400
38.6%
31.1
2020
51,017
$136,404
$626,745
47.6%
44.5
2024
50,278
$128,910
$784,800
51.9%
48.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
